NASS Summons CBN Governor, Malami, Others Over Missing 48million Crude Oil Barrels, N32billion Payments
The House of Representatives committee investigating the allegedly missing 48million barrels of crude oil has summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to explain the missing N32.5billion, said to have been paid to two companies – Messrs GSCL Consulting and Biz Plus without formal documentation.
The lawmakers also summoned the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Abubakar Malami, the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, the Auditor General of the Federation, Adolphus Aghughu, the Managing Directors of Exxon oil, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Nigeria Agip Oil Company.
The House committee chaired by Mark Gbillah, issued the summon, on Monday at its sitting in Abuja.
The Chairman of the committee while speaking during the resumption of a rescheduled investigative hearing said that the available records revealed that CBN paid the sum of N16.5 billion each to the two companies on the same day contrary to Malami’s earlier submission that he didn’t know about the payment.
Gbillah said that “Because of lack of response to the committee invitations, summon had to be issued by the House to the Managing Director of Nigeria Agip Oil Company, Minister of Foreign Affairs, SNEPCO and SPDC, Auditor General for the Federation, Central Bank Governor because of their lack of appearance to issues requested by the House, GSCL Consulting Limited and Bizplus with regard to payment of N16.5billion on the same day.
The House committee chaired by Mark Gbillah, issued the summon, on Monday at its sitting in Abuja.
The Chairman of the committee while speaking during the resumption of a rescheduled investigative hearing said that the available records revealed that CBN paid the sum of N16.5 billion each to the two companies on the same day contrary to Malami’s earlier submission that he didn’t know about the payment.
Gbillah said that “Because of lack of response to the committee invitations, summon had to be issued by the House to the Managing Director of Nigeria Agip Oil Company, Minister of Foreign Affairs, SNEPCO and SPDC, Auditor General for the Federation, Central Bank Governor because of their lack of appearance to issues requested by the House, GSCL Consulting Limited and Bizplus with regard to payment of N16.5billion on the same day.
